Which of the Following Is Characteristic of the Third Phase

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

• A) The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance rises above normal.
• B) The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
• C) Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
• D) Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.

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Definitions:

RNA Primer

A short strand of RNA needed for DNA replication; it serves as the starting point for DNA synthesis.

Leading Strand

The strand of DNA that is continuously created during the process of DNA replication, following the direction of the replication fork.

Lagging Strand

In DNA replication, the strand that is synthesized discontinuously in short segments opposite the direction of replication fork movement.

Avery

Avery refers to Oswald Avery, a scientist known for demonstrating that DNA is the substance that causes bacterial transformation.